Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-19

ATURDAY, MARCH Is
THE BASE BALL OUTLOOK.
A Talk with Manager CARNEY About
the Home Team.
THE PRELIMINARY GANKs-wHY NO DATES HAVE sRxN
ARRANGED WITH ASSOCIATION CLUBs-KRILY's
TRICKs-A CONVENIENT TABLE OF THE wAsHINGTON's
GAMES At HOME AND ABRoAD-BAsE BALI. NOTES,
ETC
In conversation with STAR reporter last even
ing. Manager Gafney expressed himself as thor
oughly satisfied with his men and with the pros-
poets Of the Washingtons for the coming base ball
season. Everybody acknowledges, he said, "that
the club has been considerably strengthened, but
nevertheless we are still put down by many out
stders as tail enderS-' am not placing the team
at all In the championship race, but this gear
will send my men on the field with the feeling that
they are able to compete with any club that comes
along, while last year every game looked Ike de-
feat before it was played The players are very
enthusiastic, and all who have reported are in the
pink Of condition. They feel that they can play
delphia is being named for second place
by some they say why were not afraid of
Philadelphiao That is the way IKE 70 have
moderated. We secured the very men we wanted
in the recent deal, and every man we have signed
The fact OF tits I don't want to release any OF
them ii they can show that they are ball players.
The most diacut place for me to fill will be third
base. DOnnelly, McG!one and O'Brien are all third
basemen, although the latter plays first equally
as well, and he can also pitch no mean game
McGlone at third base unless he proves himself to
be the better man. In other words the best
proves more valuable man than Krieg on FIRST
base then Krieg will be given chance behind the
bat. There is only shade Of difference between
ap snd the Ss' am rSs
will serve as test OF their relative merits"
PRELIMINARY GAMES.
tho css to arrange games with Of
man.
81 tried to make some dates but couldn't was
the reply. 81 made the effort against my own
judgment, because the public wanted them. None
OF the clubs OF the association near here would
leave home because the International teams are
make their dates at home I am wen satisfied that
it is so. The preliminary games should be only
practice games for the men to get into condition
men forward at the opening of the season, and
don't believe In playing blOoded games
before they , are nmbered up and run the risk Of
to push base ball player before he is in condition
as it is race horse. Detroit has gone down south
| to move from our tracks If there is any kind Of
weather in April. By the opening Of the season 1
expect to have my men ready to win a game Of
Dali from any DOQy, ana TO know which men are
best able to do It."
'ODay, Gilmore, Mack and Shock, have already
arrived and expect all will be on hand by Monday
Shaw signs to-day. No, haven't signed the other
three Providence men yet. But am not worrying
| about them. They can sign whenever they get
ready. They understand the situation, and can
come to time when they WISH"
HINES POSITION.
good story is told on Paul Hines which is sig.
ni1cant in view Of his persistent refusal to sign
with the Nationals He offered to make bet
the other night, it is said, that at the close OF
season, five men on the Nationals would have q
better batting record than Catcher Mack, He con-
sidered himself as one and Carroll another but
would not name the other three. This looks as II
concessions will be made somewhere in relation to
the salary question.
TRICKY KELLY.
Apropos to the matter in which all base ball
enthusiasts are interested, it may not be amiss to
mention very amusing incident that occurred
during the latter part of last session In game
between the Chlcagos and Washingtons, In which
$4,000 Kelly was the center OF attraction. It
occurred about the seventh inning. Kelly who
had previously made circus catch OF terrific
liner from Hines bat stepped to the plate and at
to first base on balls. Gilmore was pitching
Kelly hunted every good ball that came across the
plate and would have been called out on strikes il
he had allowed them to pass him. He had already
hunted about seven balls, when the spectators
became tired OF his nonsense and gave vent to
please instead OF annoy him, and he kept up
at least hfteen ELIGIBLE ones had been rem
spectators at this point were SO worked up that
Kelly might have been mobbed, had it not been
By Wsh d saS Re
got tired tapping the balls inside the foul line and
he made up his mind to send the next one that
| while, was SO worked and tired putting them
just where he wanted it, that he got careless and
merely tossed the sphere over the plate with none
one, and when it came drove the ball over the left
field fence, to the utter disgust Of the crowd, and
soaring high in the air and over the fence, he
limped around the bases slowly, occasionally
making remark Of the get-even kind until he
being wOrsted, cheered him Justify. Kelly has
been on the diamond many years; been the
inventor of tricks and schemes that have worked
successfully to the chagr1n OF his opponents but
it is safe to say that he never was more pleased
than when he got the better OF Washington par
uSan base ball crowd.
THE WASHINGTON CLUB AT HOME AND ABROAD.
The following statement arranges, in a con-
venient manner for reference, the dates of games
to be played by the washington club at home and
abroad:
Home Boston. April % %, 80; New York, May
- 3, 4; Ph1ladelph10, May 3, q, Z.
AbIoad-New York, May g, 10, IL; Boston, May
home-chicago, May 1e, II, IS; Detroit, May 20,
p, %; Pittsburg, May %, q, %; Indianapolis,
May 80, 30, 81; New York, June 2, 3, 4; Boston,
Abroad-New York, June 9, TO- IL; Boston, June
b. IA. Is; philadelphia June Is, H. ID; Detroit,
June p, 90, %; Pttsburg, June 25. "a, %; Chi
cago. June 80, July i, 2; Indianapolis, July 4,
HOme-IndianapOlis, July z, 8, 8; Chicago July
H. IL, 49, Pittsburg, July Is, 16 Is; Detroit July
49, 20, 81; Philadelphia, July D. 25, 20.
Abroad-IndianapOli July 2S, g, 80; Chicago
August !, 3; P1ttsburg, August 5, 6, 8; Detroit,
August 9, 10, IL; Philadelphia, August 13 Is, 16;
Boston, August 18, 49, 20.
Home-Detro!t, August q, %, "a; indianapolis,
August 25, 26, q; Chicago, August %, 80 81 !;
Ptttsburg, September /, g 3.
AbrOad-New York, September ), 81.
| Philadelphia, September i, ., 10.
Misunderstanding, september II, Ii, IA; De-
| troft, september Is, 16 II; Chicago, September
| Is, 10, 21; Indianapolis, september e. % "a;
philadelphia, september Is, q, q.
Home-New York, september 80, october ], 3;
Boston, october 5, 9, 8.
BASE BALL NOTES.
Farrell will undoubtedly captain the Washing
| ton team.
| Weidman and Briody will play with the Detroit
club. The contract Of the latter has been officl-
ally promulgated.
Casey, Bastian, Ferguson and Mcclure have not
| signed with the Philadelphia club.
| There are more married men on the Washington
| team than club in either the leap,le Or